Author Archives: Gumboots

I haven’t spent a lot of time down at the Tasman Peninsula. A few trips here and there to try and get an aurora at the Tessellated Pavement, a trip to Port Arthur with my daughters grade 5 class, and I think that pretty much sums it up it since I was a kid. I

Saturday we had a little open mat in Launceston. However it was so much more than a little open mat. It was a freaking amazing open mat! With a whole bunch of equally freaking amazing women from all over Tasmania. I’m still a little bit mind blown at the support this little venture has garnered

Late last year Jess Fraser came down to Tassie to hold an Australian Girls in Gi (AGIG) open mat. As usual it was a fantastic day hanging out with chicks from other clubs and having a roll and a laugh and learning some new Jiu Jitsu tricks. We all had such a great frickin time

A little while back I started shooting some portraits in my front room with some lights that were generously given to me by a mate. I just wanted to have a play, expand my photographic photographing a bit and see what I could do. I got hooked on the lights! But then my daughter decided her room

I keep meeting all these cute little dogs that make me want one of my own! A week or so back we went for a wander up at Knocklofty with Fox and his human David. Such a rad little puppy. Fast as a ferret and a mind of his own. So much personality crammed into

I’m a bit slack in updating the latest portrait shoot. I am a terrible blogger at the best of times, so that’s my excuse. I need a minature dachshaund… If I was to get a dog, I think it would totally be one of these. Zoe is one of the best little dogs I have

Richea dracophylla Ericaceae Pineapple candleheath Tasmanian endemic Usual habitat/distribution: Rainforest, wet forest, montane and sub-alpine in the South East. Status: Not listed Flowering: August – November Description: Up to 5m tall, woody, multibranched heath. Flowers in terminal spikes that look like little grains of rice individually, the inflorescence is about 25cm long, so they are